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Waveney Ann Moore

Waveney Ann Moore is a general assignment reporter for the St. Petersburg Times. She was a member of the team that covered Rev. Henry Lyons, former head of the National Baptist Convention U.S.A, who was sent to prison for swindling more than $5.2 million. Born in Guyana, South America, Moore grew up an avid reader in a country without television. She came to the United States in 1971 and is a naturalized American citizen. She graduated cum laude with a B.A. in English and Communications from the College of New Rochelle in New York. She worked for the Kansas City Star and several gourmet food magazines before joining the Times in 1994.

Recent Posts by Waveney Ann Moore

This six-part series reveals a century of abuse at Florida's oldest reform school in a haunting narrative. Originally published by the St. Petersburg Times between April and December, 2009, it is a winner of the 2010 Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma.